Savoy session · in the studio

March 5, 1956

Frank Foster Septet

This day's music is on 2 records: North, South, East, Wess Featuring Frank Wess, No 'Count

In the room

Frank Foster – tenor sax
Henry Coker – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone · as Bennie Powell
Frank Wess – tenor sax, flute
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Eddie Jones – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
69154	Dill Pickles	MG 12072
69155	Hard Sock Dance	MG 12072
69156	Dancing On The Ceiling	MG 12072

Same band

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
69153	Serenata	MG 12078
69157	Alternative	MG 12078
69158	Stop Gap	MG 12078

6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Frank Foster Septet – North, South, East, Wess Featuring Frank Wess (Savoy MG 12072)

MG 12072 · 1956North, South, East, Wess Featuring Frank WessFrank Foster Septet

Frank Foster – No 'Count (Savoy MG 12078)

MG 12078 · 1956No 'CountFrank Foster

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
	MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 12086	Trombones	Various Artists	1956	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke

5 of them 21 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-626	Count Basie Dance Session	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8783	Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8243	Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	Count Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	1957	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MG 12123	Jazz Is Busting Out All Over	Various Artists	1958	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones

4 of them 13 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 12006	Kenny Clarke	Kenny Clarke Sextet	1955	Henry Coker, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
MG 15053	The Kenny Clarke Sextet Vol. 2	Kenny Clarke Sextet	1955	Henry Coker, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
MG 12061	Meet Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson Septet	1956	Henry Coker, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
MG 12085	Opus In Swing	Various Artists	1956	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
BCP-66	The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson	Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet	1957	Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess
V-8511	On My Way & Shoutin' Again!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess
V-8549	Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess
V-8563	More Hits Of The '50's And '60's	Count Basie	1964	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess
V-8597	Basie Land	Count Basie	1964	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Wess

3 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5043	New Faces-New Sounds	Frank Foster	1954	Frank Foster, Benny Powell, Kenny Clarke
MG 12022	Flutes & Reeds	Various Artists	1955	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
MG 12036	Opus De Jazz For Flute, Vibes, Piano, Bass, Drums	Various Artists	1956	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
BLP 1543	Kenny Burrell Volume 2	Kenny Burrell	1957	Frank Foster, Kenny Burrell, Kenny Clarke
MG 12095	Jazz For Playboys	Various Artists	1957	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones
MG 12102	Flute Suite By A.K. Salim	Frank Wess Quintet	1957	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones
A-15	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	1962	Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones

2 of them 39 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
DLP-12	The Fabulous Thad Jones	Thad Jones Quintet	1954	Frank Wess, Kenny Clarke
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Henry Coker, Benny Powell
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Henry Coker, Benny Powell
BLP 5045	George Wallington And His Band	George Wallington And His Band	1954	Frank Foster, Kenny Clarke
BLP 5053	New Faces-New Sounds	Julius Watkins	1954	Frank Foster, Kenny Clarke
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Henry Coker, Benny Powell
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Henry Coker, Benny Powell
BLP 1523	Introducing Kenny Burrell	Kenny Burrell	1956	Kenny Burrell, Kenny Clarke
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Henry Coker, Benny Powell
MG 12029	Montage	Various Artists	1956	Frank Foster, Kenny Clarke
MG 12032	Byrd's Word	Donald Byrd Quintet	1956	Frank Foster, Kenny Clarke
MG 12037	Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet	Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet	1956	Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
MG 12053	The Trio With Guests, Trumpet, Flute, Tenor	Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke	1956	Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
MG 12058	I Think Of You With Every Breath I Take	Marlene	1956	Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke
MG 12083	Jazz Men Detroit	Various Artists	1956	Kenny Burrell, Kenny Clarke
PRLP 7081	All Day Long	Frank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor	1957	Frank Foster, Kenny Burrell
PRLP 7118	After Hours With Thad Jones/Kenny Burrell/Frank Wess/Mal Waldron/Paul Chambers/Arthur Taylor	The Prestige All Stars	1957	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell
PR 7298	Prestige/Groovy Goodies	Various Artists	1957	Frank Foster, Kenny Burrell
DEB-127	Thad Jones	Thad Jones Quintet	1958	Frank Wess, Kenny Clarke
LP-633	This is Me	J. C. Heard Octet	1958	Benny Powell, Frank Wess
LP 1294	Bags & Flutes	Milt Jackson With Frank Wess & Bobby Jaspar	1959	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Frank Foster, Eddie Jones
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
LP-653	The Last Of The Big Plungers	Al Grey And The Basie Wing	1960	Benny Powell, Eddie Jones
LP-663	Early In The Morning	Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1960	Frank Foster, Frank Wess
LP 1316	Bean Bags	Milt Jackson, Coleman Hawkins	1960	Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Henry Coker, Frank Wess
NJLP 8244	Another Opus	Lem Winchester	1960	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
MGV-8370	The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow	Tal Farlow	1960	Benny Powell, Frank Wess
MGV-8371	Tal Farlow Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen	Tal Farlow	1960	Benny Powell, Frank Wess
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Benny Powell, Eddie Jones
RLP 409	ELVIN!	Elvin Jones & Company	1962	Frank Foster, Frank Wess
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Frank Wess, Eddie Jones
PR 7448	The Best Of Kenny Burrell	The Prestige All Stars	1966	Frank Foster, Kenny Burrell
V-8646	Prysock/Basie	Arthur Prysock, Count Basie	1966	Frank Foster, Henry Coker
A-9135	Nine Flags	Chico O'Farrill	1966	Benny Powell, Frank Wess
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell
BLP 4276	Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band	Duke Pearson's Big Band	1968	Frank Foster, Benny Powell
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Henry Coker, Benny Powell